Jim Ryan: New PlayStation Plus to Have Games from 'Every Major Publisher' - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 March 2022 / 1,567 Views
After months of rumors Sony Interactive Entertainment today announced it is launching an all-new version of PlayStation Plus in June that will be available in three tiers - Essential, Extra, and Premium. The relaunch of PlayStation Plus will combine the current PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now into a singe service.
Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan in an interview with GamesIndustry discussed the new PlayStation Plus and said it will have games from "every major publisher."
"Whether it's indies, whether it's big games, or things that celebrate our heritage... all sorts of games," Ryan said. "We are going to have all of it, and hopefully a line-up that ticks all sorts of boxes."
Ryan did add that the Premium tier will not be for everyone and is designed for those who want to play retro titles. The Premium tier is priced at $18 per month or $120 per year and includes titles going all the way back to the original PlayStation.
"Obviously, it's not for everybody, which is why it is in the Premium tier," Ryan said. "But there are people like me who have been around forever, who have played those games and loved those games 20-odd years ago. Or maybe it's people whose parents rave on about these games and want to try them for themselves. Once we can share the line-up with the world, we think there's going to be a lot of interest in that."
Ryan did mention there is hope that some of the 48 million PlayStation Plus subscribers might upgrade to one of the higher tiers.
"It's about rounding off the offer that we have," he said. "With platforms, it is seldom just one single thing that makes a platform really attractive. It's a combination of many things. And having a really strong service proposition definitely helps.
"Clearly, within our existing audience base we have the opportunity to attract PlayStation owners who are not PlayStation Plus subscribers at present. The additional opportunity is the 48 million PlayStation Plus subscribers and get them to trade-up to Extra or to Premium. And our task is made rather easier there by the fact that they are existing PlayStation Plus subscribers, so we have an extremely close relationship with them on many levels."
The subscription model in the video game industry has been growing for years as Microsoft's own service, Xbox Game Pass, has surpassed 25 million subscribers.
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Don't think I'll sub to premium, probably not even for the mid tier.
-"Playstation Plus to have games from every major publisher"- Jim Ryan.
You mean, kind of how Psplus already does? ??
I love some of these statements. They are so obvious it makes you wonder why they are being singled out.
That aside, I think there is a lot to love in what Sony is offering with these new subscription based tiers. While I still think Microsoft won't be looking over their back anytime soon offering more alternatives to gamers in the way of various levels of entry is a great move and one I think will get more people who perhaps for whatever reason are not already utilizing some form of subscription based model (Psplus, Gamepass, etc...) a reason to check them out.
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You meant PSNow right? PSPlus only offer couple games a month =p
So you pay a fortune to rent 700 games, but no one has time to play 700 games. I will continue to purchase my games second hand or on sales and own them forever. I never play online either so why pay for the service?
So at this point 1ST Party day and date is off the table. But they may still make day and date deals with their 3rd party partners; Howard’s Legacy, Forespoken, FFXVI etc.
And perhaps we may see GAAS games from Sony also joining it like Bungie next game.
So what incentive does this offer over GP? GP offers games from all publishers including their own games. This will be fun to market.
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